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An Attempt at a Philosophy of Experimental Error a Comment on Giora Hon

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Campaner, R. (2003). An Attempt at a Philosophy of Experimental Error a Comment on Giora Hon. In: Galavotti, M.C. (eds) Observation and Experiment in the Natural and Social Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 237. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48123-5_19

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